Philly Stumble in Texas & Mahomes Rescues Kansas City – Best Moments from NFL the Twelfth Week

The twelfth week delivered an incredible Dallas Cowboys comeback, or was it an massive Philadelphia Eagles collapse?

Playoff Mahomes showed up to rescue the Chiefs' campaign while the Bears continue to surprise as they continue their victorious streak.

And did Shedeur Sanders do enough on his first professional outing to earn the full-time job in Cleveland?

We’ll examine at the pick of the week in the league.

The Breakdown – Dallas Rally or Eagles Collapse?

The Cowboys were down and out at 21-0 behind against the defending championship champions, so how on earth did they produce their equal-largest comeback ever?

The emotions of a initial home fixture after a teammate’s untimely death could have played a part, but technically it was a mixture of Prescott’s resolve and a defensive unit that cashed in on uncommon mistakes by the Philadelphia.

Dak surpassed Romo’s records for passing yards (now 34,378) and game-winning possessions (twenty-five) with an dynamic display – his diving touchdown personifying his all-action display.

Philly squandered a lead of 21 points or more for the initial time after nineteen ninety-nine, with only their second game with several turnovers this year – the previous being a disappointing NFC East loss at the Giants.

Along with fourteen penalties for 96 yards, the attacking struggles that affected Hurts after what – for him – was an fast start was significant. He'd only thrown for 200-plus yards in four games prior to Sunday, he had over 150 in the opening two quarters by himself in Texas.

Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offense fell apart dramatically – with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a turnover giving opportunity after opportunity to the Cowboys.

The Eagles defence is excellent, it truly is, but an offense that's not eclipsed 21 points in five of 7 games (3 losses) is now a huge worry, as the components are all there but it's simply not working.

Sirianni’s approach is all about securing the big moments, the defense maintains them in it and what offence there is does just about sufficient – if it cannot even do that and now the composure and ball protection is failing, there could be trouble ahead.

Spotlight – Playoff Patrick Shows Up Prematurely to Rescue Chiefs

It wasn’t quite as extreme, but the Chiefs’ 11-point comeback in the final period against a powerful Indianapolis team was hugely notable – and may have just rescued their season.

How significant was it? Well, the NFL's Next Gen Stats now assign the Kansas City a fifty-eight percent chance of reaching the postseason, when a defeat on the weekend would have reduced that number to 28%.

It’s no surprise the playoff form of Patrick Mahomes turned up, throwing for 235 yards in the second half alone and guiding three scoring drives in their final four series to seal it in overtime.

Some big passes and daring runs are typical for Patrick in the postseason, but right now the Kansas City are in post-season mode – at 6-5 and just 10th in the conference rankings.

That was closer to the former Kansas City though, with a first one-score victory of the season after dropping five already – they secured eleven of them the previous season so, if that confidence comes back, this Kansas City faithful may not be done so soon.

Talking Point – Can Bears Be Kings of the North?

You just can't overlook the Chicago Bears any longer. A victory over the Steelers, without Rodgers, maintained them top of the NFC North and at 8-3 – holding the identical record as the Philadelphia.

They appear threatening on both sides of the ball, with a defense that tops the league in interceptions and overall turnovers and, in Caleb Williams, a emerging quarterback now used to securing close games.

He can still be shaky, giving away a score after a turnover in his own goal area – but he also threw 3 touchdowns and, with already 5 final period comebacks this year, he knows how to get the job done.

The Green Bay Packers are in close chase in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after beating the New York in overtime with a huge game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Bears are interestingly the most reliable with 8 wins in nine, but as they visit the Super Bowl winners on Thanksgiving we'll see just how strong they really are.

Preview – Thrilling Holiday in Store

This looks among the most exciting Thanksgiving schedules for a long time, with every game loaded with postseason consequences.

Detroit welcome the Green Bay in the traditional opener in Michigan, before a rare trip back to Texas for the Chiefs, who began existence as the Dallas Texans way back in the sixties before relocating to Kansas City.

Sunday's rally teams are both holding on to postseason hopes but have minimal room for error – so this will have a post-season atmosphere.

What about the Ravens? An ugly win over the New York actually has them leading of the division after beginning one and five and appearing finished.

Thanksgiving and Shopping Day Games (all times GMT)

• Thursday, 27 November: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions (18:00)
• Thursday, 27 November: Chiefs @ Cowboys (9:30 PM)
• Friday, twenty-eight November: Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens (01:20)
• Friday, 28 November: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (20:00)

Will Shedeur Sanders Retain His Starting Role?

Browns coach Stefanski dismissed questions on whether Sanders had performed enough in his first professional outing to keep the starting job when Dillon Gabriel comes back.

But the issue will keep being raised as Shedeur became the first Cleveland signal-caller to secure his first league start after Zeier in 1999 – with seventeen other first-year quarterbacks unsuccessful to do so since.

It was just the Las Vegas, and with the assistance of an nearly aggressive Browns defence getting 10 sacks, but Cleveland's offense requires a leader, a figurehead to inspire confidence.

Moreover self-belief is something not lacking in Sanders, who informed a network {